Madonnas in the Louvre
A Christmas Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Claire Lehmann
· 5 min read
Christmas
A collection of 4 posts
Podcast #265: Did Oliver Cromwell Really Kill Christmas?
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with David Crowther about seventeenth-century puritan attitudes toward yuletide debauchery—and about his acclaimed History of England podcast.
Quillette
· 15 min read
Reading James Joyce Amidst Winter Snow, ‘Where Dwell the Vast Hosts of the Dead’
Many people no doubt roll their eyes in scoffing dismissal when they hear the commonly expressed—and almost as commonly crooned—wish for a White Christmas. But there are sound spiritual reasons for longing to see one’s environs blanketed with snow. Silent in its approach and accumulation, snow can
Herman Goodden
· 10 min read
Do They Know It’s Christmas—On Mars?
The answer is obvious: We need to celebrate Christmas twice.
Chris Behrens
· 6 min read